Ancient China Vocabulary Quiz

What is a desert area with very dry grasslands and no trees called?

• loess

• steppe

• dynasty

• seismograph

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

Which form of government gave all of the power to one leader?

• monarchy

• feudalism

• legalism

• Daoism

In which class system did the king provide lands to lords for military support?

• feudalism

• monarchy

• legalism

• civil service

What is the rule by a royal family called?

• dynasty

• monarchy

• legalism

• mandate of heaven

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What was the trade route covering 4,000 miles from the Mediterranean Sea through Asia known as?

• Silk Road

• loess

• steppe

• seismograph

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

Which belief system teaches about respect and loyalty in five relationships?

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• legalism

• philosophy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Who named himself the "First Emperor of China"?

• Shi Huangdi

• Wu Di

• Confucius

• Laozi

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

What instrument measures details of an earthquake?

• calligraphy

• seismograph

• loess

• steppe

Which philosophy teaches that one should live simply and in harmony with nature?

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• legalism

• feudalism

What is a system of ideas named after the Greek word meaning "love of wisdom"?

• philosophy

• legalism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E